Nā lako umekaumaha a me ka lana ʻana

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ʻO nā lako hana hoʻokaʻawale umekaumaha e komo pū ana me ka papa lulu, centrifuge, cyclone, spiral chute, spiral concentrator, a pēlā aku. He kūpono ia no ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana i nā minelala metala me nā ʻāpana nui e like me ka hao hao, manganese ore, ilmenite, rutile, chromite, wolframite, a pēlā aku. A me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i nā minelala ʻaʻole metala e like me ka quartz a me ka feldspar. ʻO ka hui pū ʻana o ka hoʻokaʻawale magnetic a me ke kaʻina hana hoʻokaʻawale umekaumaha hiki ke hoʻomaikaʻi maikaʻi i ka hopena hoʻokaʻawale o nā huahana.

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ʻO nā lako hana flotation e komo pū ana me ke kelepona flotation kau XFD a me ka mīkini flotation hoʻomau 24L, i kūpono no ke gula, ke kālā, ke keleawe, ke kēpau, ka zinc, ka tungsten, ka cobalt, ka molybdenum, ka honua laha ʻole a me nā mea ʻē aʻe e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i ka metala hao ʻole a me ka quartz, ka hao hao a me nā minelala ʻē aʻe. ʻO ka flotation e wehe i nā haumia.

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Ka manawa hoʻouna: ʻApelila-09-2022